Reconstruction of a 50 feet post ship from 1692, build by Francis John Sheldon in Karlskrona for post transports between Ystad and Stralsund. A replica was build at The Naval Museum in Karlskrona during the years 1996-1999, that nowdays often can be seen sailing in the Baltic Sea. Since 2006 Hiorten is owned by Blekinge Sjövärnskår and has Karlskrona as home port. For the building a large number of plans were produced, around 65 sheets, most of them in scale 1:10. Some of these can be ordered..
Length 5150, width 1350, depth 495, deep-going 250 mm.
Build around 1950 at Kabelvag fishing village, Lofoten, Norge. Owner The Maritime Museum, no 20.016. Build in pine with some ribs of oak.